Angela was recently announced as a member of Class XLIII of the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Series® (SKL). SKL is a 10-month flagship program that is organized by Leadership Indianapolis and brings together 25 emerging leaders annually to learn about the issues that drive Indiana. Rebecca King, President & CEO and SKL Program Director at Leadership Indianapolis stated “we are proud to support these emerging leaders and their key role in Central Indiana’s future. Our community will be strengthened by their passion, insight, and leadership.” John Lechleiter, former President and CEO of Eli Lilly & Co. will serve as Moderator for SKL Class XLIII.

Our friends at Ladies in SaaS, IWiT, and Powderkeg have put together a survey to analyze the state of the Indiana tech workforce, and we'd like to ask you to complete the survey which can be found online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SeeYourselfHere

The purpose of the survey is to analyze the state of the Indiana tech workforce regarding pay, promotions, opportunities for advancement and leadership role, and more. By contributing your responses, you are helping the Indiana technology industry to drive better programming and incentives to drive Indiana to become a tech leader in the nation!

Please be sure to complete the survey by July 18, 2018, and then keep an eye out for the results, which will be launched in mid-August.

Women & Hi Tech (W & HT) would like to thank everyone for making the 2018 Spring Networking event a huge success. Dressed in brand new, ladies-cut W & HT t-shirts, event attendees began their evening at the Legends Club in Bankers Life Fieldhouse with all-you-can-eat food and beverages, including an ice cream sundae bar, as attendees enjoyed an action packed basketball game where the Indiana Fever succumbed to the LA Sparks.

During half-time of the game, Women & Hi Tech was featured with an official announcement about the organization as the W & HT Board waved to the audience and to attendees in the Legends Club from the game floor.

After the game, W & HT attendees met at center-court of Bankers Life Fieldhouse for the following pictures. (Click the pictures to see a larger version). It was a great night of food, fun, and networking with members of Women & Hi Tech and ladies of the Indiana Fever! More pictures from the event can be found online here.

There was a wonderful turnout for Pass the Torch for Tech on April 24, 2018, as there were over 400 guests in attendance. There was diversity of all types; gender, racial, life experience, educational level, and even political affiliation. Everyone working toward changing the landscape for women represented in STEM to be equally inclusive to all. The event was even highlighted on Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick.

There were members from Women & Hi Tech, Pass The Torch For Women, and Indy Women in Tech in attendance as well as friends from TechPoint, Eleven Fifty Academy, and many other organizations who were all there to celebrate mentorship. When asked to name his mentor, Mayor Joe Hogsett said Mayor Greg Ballard had been a mentor to him on Women in STEM issues.

During this amazing event, we raised over $4,100 for the Carla Perinne Perry Award. These funds will be allocated to provide scholarships to multiple IWiT Project Grow students. If you did not get a chance yesterday and still wish to donate, please visit the website here.

The April 24, 2018 Executive Women’s Forum was a candid conversation with four powerful and successful women who have experienced challenges, frustrations, harassment, culture issues and more throughout their careers. This conversation offered suggestions, ideas and data as to why this happens, how we can choose to handle situations, and learning to recognize our own super power and in turn, what that requires us to do.

Thank you to all our members who completed the membership survey! We really value your input, and we're reviewing all of your responses. Congratulations to Christi Garcia...we drew your name from the list of members who responded to our survey. Your $100 Amazon gift card is on it's way.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table at the Ladies in SaaS Advancing Women In Tech event last week. As promised, we drew a name from the bowl for a FREE one year membership to Women & Hi Tech. Congratulations Meisha Wide, you're the winner!

This is an exciting time to join the Women & Hi Tech leadership team. Serving on the Board of Directors is a chance to help improve our programs and services, and further our mission to change the landscape of women represented in STEM to be equally inclusive to all through providing mentoring, education, networking and professional development, while recognizing and supporting girls and women in STEM.

The Nomination Committee is seeking candidates for Secretary, ExecutiveWomen’s Forum Director, Networking Events Director, and K-12 Outreach Director. Women & Hi Tech is run by an all-volunteer, working Board of Directors. We’re looking for candidates who are actively engaged with Women & Hi Tech, and will bring wisdom, experience, effectiveness, candor, and creative thinking to the organization.